A customer holds an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus after the phones went on sale
A customer holds an iPhone 6 (R) and iPhone 6 Plus after the phones went on sale at the Fifth Avenue Apple store in Manhattan, New York September 19, 2014. Apple latest phone lured throngs of gadget lovers, entrepreneurs and early adapters to its stores in New York, San Francisco and other cities around the world in the latest sign of strong initial demand for the new, larger generation of iPhones. Reuters/Adrees Latif

Apple's recent releases, especially the iPhone 6 series, have been huge successes. This laid the groundwork and attention for the company's upcoming handsets. Despite Apple's tradition of releasing handsets around September, details about its iPhone 7 have started showing up.

In the same way, a new patent sighting suggests what people may expect from Apple's upcoming iDevices. According to the patent document reported by Patently Apple, the tech giant may be working on killing off the apertures in its devices.

According to the report, Apple's design expert, Jonathan Ive, has been working at finding ways to remove the device housing apertures for future Apple products. The team wants to remove the iDevice speaker grills by using specialised cover glass instead to stream sound. Likewise, Apple may be planning on using an audio connector and Lightning port to take out the standard audio jack aperture permanently.

The patent document specifies the use of light transmissive fillers to create the illusion and hide the holes when they are not in use. As with other patent filings, the new technology or design format may or may not find its way to Apple products. Nonetheless, the company may have time to include changes as "far-fetched" as such because it has not finalised release dates for 2015.

If Apple decides to push through with the technology, then people may see it on three new iPhones in 2015. According to Cowen and Company analyst Timothy Acuri, Apple plans on releasing three new handsets. The company will return to the 4-inch form factor. The analyst has also labeled the upcoming devices as "iPhone 6s minis."

In a research note obtained by AppleInsider, the analyst told investors that the 4-inch model may follow a design format just like the iPhone 5s. However, it will target the low end segment, possibly replacing the iPhone 5c series. According to Acuri, the upcoming iPhone 6s editions may include "purpose-built low-cost components." Qualcomm may be one of the suppliers of the upcoming devices.

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